Aamir Khan's Dream Of 8% (Of GDP) Healthcare Spend
Healthcare budgets in India often attract criticism, if only for the lack of it. Only 20% of the total health...
An Ambitious Government Hospital Chain Project Falters
The ongoing fracas over Bollywood actor Aamir Khan’s criticism of India’s failings in medical infrastructure...
Health Insurance For Poor: Fact or Myth?
The Indian government has promised health insurance for all families below the poverty line, and has allotted over Rs...
Rural India Faces 60% Shortage of Doctors
Highlights * Himachal Pradesh has the best infrastructure in rural healthcare * Madhya Pradesh has the highest number...
India Misses Healthcare Targets Despite Doubling Spending
Highlights * India’s healthcare spending increased by Rs 194,000 crore between 2007-2012. * Child sex ratio declined...
How Cancer Strikes Where You Least Expect
Some 0.7 million new cases of cancer are reported every year in India. It is estimated that there are 2.5 million cancer...
India Takes AIIMS, But Misses Deadline
The New Delhi-headquartered, Government-run All India Institute for Medical Sciences (AIIMS) is considered by many as...
The Mystery Behind India’s Present-Absent Doctors: Study
Highlights *Cost of medicine is the largest driver of out-of-pocket health expenditure *Absence of doctors...
